Stories behind the Aviatrix Collection

Posted on February 14, 2024February 22, 2024 Posted in Lifestyle, News, project ideaTagged aviation, aviation-history, pilot, women, world-war-iiLeave a comment

The story of female pilots during World War II is one of perseverance and courage in the face of opposition. While there were experienced female pilots at the time, our culture wasn’t ready to accept them outside of a support role. Even their physical capability and mental capacity was in question. And yet they persevered in asking for a place and took any flying jobs they could get. In the end, they exceeded expectations and began to change the cultural perception of women.

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Biophilic Design

Posted on September 6, 2023September 6, 2023 Posted in diy, Lifestyle, project ideaTagged biophilic design, natural design, natural living, natural materials, nature in design, nature of space, stone, suzanne faris, wood4 Comments

Picture Courtesy of https://eightdoors.com/biophilic-home-design-bring-the-joy-of-spring-inside/

I stumbled across the term “Biophilic Design” a few months ago and dove into an exploratory phase. Aside from sounding really smart (who doesn’t want that?) conversations around biophilic design have been growing in popularity. As we become more invested in health and wellness and the awareness of how our environment affects us, we naturally discover these principles.

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Traditional or not?

Posted on November 15, 2022January 12, 2023 Posted in diy, Lifestyle, project idea, UncategorizedTagged changing christmas, changing decor, Christmas decorating, family decisions, holiday decor, hometown magazine, hometown st thomas, planning christmas, suzanne faris, wreaths, www.suzannefaris.comLeave a comment

This article was originally written for Hometown St. Thomas Magazine

With the Holidays around the corner, many of us are starting to think about decorating and baking and all the holiday traditions. Decisions Decisions! What makes Christmas feel like Christmas? For some it’s the people, for others, the wintry weather. And still others, the baking and decor. Did I mention presents? Of course it’s different for everyone, so how can you make it magical for all?

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Decorating for Fall

Posted on September 7, 2022January 12, 2023 Posted in diy, Lifestyle, project idea, UncategorizedTagged decor ideas, decor inspiration, fall blankets, fall candles, fall decor, fall decorating, fall inspiration, ontario decorating, railway city tourism, shop st thomas, st thomas merchants, suzanne faris, www.suzannefaris.comLeave a comment

This article was originally written for the Railway City Tourism Insiders Blog:

When we think about fall decor, the first thing that comes to mind is pumpkins, mums and cornstalks. Am I right? While these iconic fall pieces are lovely, there’s so much more to changing our homes for this new season than just front door displays. Our lifestyles in fall change as well and our homes can reflect that in ways that are comforting and useful.

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Classes

Posted on July 7, 2022January 28, 2023 Posted in diy, project ideaTagged canada, clock class, clock diy, creative classes, Handmade things, ontario, ontario made, pillow class, pillow diy, St. Thomas, suzanne faris, www.suzannefaris.comLeave a comment

Today we get to talk about classes. This is the first time I have offered classes on my projects. I’m super excited! These are taking place in person at the new store in St. Thomas, Ontario. I designed the space with a huge table specifically for gathering people together to create beautiful things. I’m scheduling three this summer with plans to include a danish cord weaving class in the fall. See below for class descriptions, these are all available to sign up on the site.

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Introducing the Circle Purse

Posted on April 2, 2021May 12, 2021 Posted in News, project idea, UncategorizedTagged canadian fashion, canadian made, circle purse, green and blue, leather purse, Linen and leather, Linen and waxed canvas, linen purse, Mother's Day, spring fashion, spring fashion 2021, suzanne faris, waxed canvas, Waxed canvas bags1 Comment

Excited to introduce the new Circle Purse design! Perfect for a Mother’s Day day gift, offering an introductory price until April 30th. A super unique bag, small batch production means this is a one time offering in these fabrics and only available while supplies last.

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bears, fawns and birds of prey

Posted on November 20, 2016February 4, 2017 Posted in project idea, UncategorizedTagged animal costumes, bear costume, bird of prey costume, fawn costume, halloween costumes, suzanne faris, woodland animals3 Comments

It started with the usual pinterest search for halloween costume ideas. Somewhere along the way Abi got the idea of being a hawk or eagle. Bella fell in love with the beautiful sweet fawns and Eva didn’t even need to look at Pinterest, Continue reading “bears, fawns and birds of prey” →

Pottery 101

Posted on May 1, 2016February 4, 2017 Posted in News, project ideaTagged Coil built cupcakes, Handmade things, Pottery 101, Pottery at home, Slab built mugs, Succulent pots, suzanne farisLeave a comment

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I jumped with some trepidation in to the world of pottery this month. I don’t think I’ve ever been so nervous to try a new thing. Usually I’m super excited but as I began to research clays, glazes and kilns I felt myself sinking deeper and deeper to the point of being overwhelmed by all the technicalities. The world of pottery is a big place I’m telling you. I looked to the technical side of my brain and unfortunately didn’t find much there, sigh…oh well… you can’t be good at everything. I’m a creative rule breaker at heart but you really need to stick to the rules when it comes to high temperatures and possible explosions. Continue reading “Pottery 101” →

fun little project

Posted on March 18, 2016February 4, 2017 Posted in Craft shows, project ideaTagged embroidered, embroidered stuffie, Handmade things, horned owl, kiriki, One of a Kind Toronto, small project, suzanne faris1 Comment

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It had been sitting on my desk since the One of a Kind show at Christmas and this past week while Paul was away I finally took the opportunity to make my Kiriki horned owl. Of course I was in love with the packaging at first sight and the project inside was just as fun. As Goldilocks would say, “not too big and not too small, this one was just right”. Continue reading “fun little project” →

lessons in manufacturing – part 2

Posted on February 14, 2016February 4, 2017 Posted in diy, project ideaTagged Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Hand dyed fabric, Handmade things, small scale manufacturing, suzanne faris, Union Jack Pillow4 Comments

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Many thanks to all my blog readers for visiting and sharing these posts, I’m excited to say that WordPress has officially made my blog public as a result of recent traffic so it can be found by search engines! Awesome news! The Union Jack post alone had 272 views, an all time high. So exciting. 🙂 This has definitely been a “knee deep and loving it” kind of time for me, living the dream of making my items for small shops. Continue reading “lessons in manufacturing – part 2” →

Suzanne Faris Blog

Category: project idea

Stories behind the Aviatrix Collection

Biophilic Design

Traditional or not?

Decorating for Fall

Classes

Introducing the Circle Purse

bears, fawns and birds of prey

Pottery 101

fun little project

lessons in manufacturing – part 2